Our researchers

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Edward Antram

Academic Clinical Fellow in Clinical Radiology

Research Interests: Embolisation procedures, imaging biomarker validation
PI: Associate PI: PAVE-2 (IRAS: 323715)
Funding: NIHR ACF

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Joy Barber Consultant Radiologist Co-lead for Radiology Research Delivery	Research Interests: Paediatric and gastrointestinal radiology, inflammatory bowel disease and bowel motility

Sam Beardsmore-Rust Speciality Registrar, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology	Research Interests: Interventional radiology, including paediatrics, trauma and embolisation PI: Associate-PI: KID (IRAS: 340062)

Ruth Bescoby Clinical Trials Practitioner

Madeleine Briggs Diagnostic Radiographer Chief Nurse Research Fellow	Research Interests: Tuberculosis in underserved and high risk populations Funding: St George’s TACRI Chief Nurse Research Fellow (2025-2026)

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Joo-Young Chun

Consultant Interventional Radiologist

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Research Interests: Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology and Embolisation
PI: KID (IRAS: 340062), Co-PI: EVOCC (IRAS: 323392)

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Alison Elstob

Consultant Radiologist

Research Interests: Imaging in genitourinary and gynaecological disease and tuberous sclerosis
Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

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Naren Govindarajah

Speciality Registrar, Radiology

RCR National Emergency Laparotomy (NELA) Fellow

Research Interests: Colorectal cancer and GI radiology

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George Hammerton

Specialty Registrar, Radiology

Head of Website Development, Imaging Research Group

Research Interests: Imaging biomarker development and validation, neuroradiology

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Róisín Jennings

Sonographer

Research Interests: Ultrasound, elastography, hepatic steatosis
PI: Associate PI: AMULET (IRAS: 333813)

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Arjan Khattar

Speciality Registrar, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Research Interests: Aortic and peripheral arterial intervention, embolotherapy and cardiac imaging

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Vishaal Ladva Specialty Registrar, Radiology	Research Interests: Imaging research in gastrointestinal disease, protocol validation

Daniel Livingstone Locum Consultant Radiologist	Research Interests: Imaging in Tuberous Sclerosis PI: Sub-investigator: MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS: 344415)

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Asif Machhada Speciality Registrar (Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology)	Research Interests: Exploring the different applications of AI in imaging and risk governance. Ultrasound and MRI imaging and microsurgical protocols and has published research on the innervation of the heart, Alzheimer’s, hypertension, and diabetes

Leto Mailli Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	Research Interests: Imaging and intervention in interventional radiology PI: CALCIO (IRAS 337266) Funding: Greenshoots Funding

Robert Morgan Consultant Radiologist Director, Imaging Research Group Professor Imaging City St Georges University of London	Research Interests: Endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular disease

Chris Murphy Speciality Registrar, Radiology TACRI Junior Research Fellowship	Research Interests: Imaging brain tumours, imaging biomarker validation Funding: St George’s TACRI Junior Research Fellowship (2025-2026)

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Nirav Patel Consultant Radiologist Co-lead for Radiology Research Delivery	Research Interests: Active research interests in HCC screening, rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease PI: AMULET (IRAS: 333813), METEOR Sub-investigators: CONTEXT, PRESERVE (IRAS: 256736) Funding: Greenshoots Funding

Uday Patel Consultant Radiologist	Research Interests: Imaging in genitourinary medicine and tuberous sclerosis Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

Alistair Paterson Speciality Registrar, Musculoskeletal Radiology British Society of Skeletal Radiology (BSSR) Education Subcommittee	Research Interests: Imaging biomarkers and intervention in osteoarthritis and characterisation of bone marrow lesions Funding: St George’s TACRI Junior Research Fellowship (2024-2025)

James Pilcher Consultant Radiologist	Research Interests: Sonographic imaging biomarkers in general practice and rare genetic disease Funding: Co-applicant Royal College of Radiologists Kodak Fellowship 2025

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Lakshmi Ratnam Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Honorary Reader in Interventional Radiology	Research Interests: Imaging and intervention in lymphovascular anomalies and primary lymphoedema PI: BEST (IRAS: 248206), PAVE-2 (IRAS: 323715) Funding: Co-applicant MRC MR/Y013786/1 for Integrating deep phenotyping and functional genomics to understand the mechanistic basis of primary lymphatic anomalies. Co-applicant Royal College of Radiologists Kodak Fellowship 2025

Emily Redpath Clinical Scientist (MRI Physics)	Research Interests: Imaging in Tuberous Sclerosis PI: MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415) Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

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Clarrissa Sanders Head of MRI (Physics) and non-ionising (Physics)	Research Interests: AI in imaging Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

Matthew Smith Medical Student	Research Interests: GI radiology, vascular surgery, applied philosphy of science and epistemology

Mathew Storey Speciality Registrar, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology	Research Interests: Safe and effective use of technology to improve the lives of patients and healthcare workers

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Anita Wale

Deputy Director, Imaging Research Group

Consultant Radiologist

Honorary Senior Lecturer City St Georges University of London

Research Interests: Imaging in bowel cancer and rare genetic disease, imaging biomarker validation
CI: AI-rMRI (IRAS 345225)
PI: PRESERVE (IRAS: 256736), SERENADE (IRAS: 135981) Sub-investigator: FOXTROT (IRAS: 1003812)
Funding: Royal College of Radiologists Kodak Fellowship 2025, Greenshoots Funding, Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

Edward Antram

Academic Clinical Fellow in Clinical Radiology

Research Interests: Embolisation procedures, imaging biomarker validation
PI: Associate PI: PAVE-2 (IRAS: 323715)
Funding: NIHR ACF

Joy Barber Consultant Radiologist Co-lead for Radiology Research Delivery	Research Interests: Paediatric and gastrointestinal radiology, inflammatory bowel disease and bowel motility

Sam Beardsmore-Rust Speciality Registrar, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology	Research Interests: Interventional radiology, including paediatrics, trauma and embolisation PI: Associate-PI: KID (IRAS: 340062)

Ruth Bescoby Clinical Trials Practitioner

Madeleine Briggs Diagnostic Radiographer Chief Nurse Research Fellow	Research Interests: Tuberculosis in underserved and high risk populations Funding: St George’s TACRI Chief Nurse Research Fellow (2025-2026)

Joo-Young Chun

Consultant Interventional Radiologist

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Research Interests: Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology and Embolisation
PI: KID (IRAS: 340062), Co-PI: EVOCC (IRAS: 323392)

Alison Elstob

Consultant Radiologist

Research Interests: Imaging in genitourinary and gynaecological disease and tuberous sclerosis
Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

Naren Govindarajah

Speciality Registrar, Radiology

RCR National Emergency Laparotomy (NELA) Fellow

Research Interests: Colorectal cancer and GI radiology

George Hammerton

Specialty Registrar, Radiology

Head of Website Development, Imaging Research Group

Research Interests: Imaging biomarker development and validation, neuroradiology

Róisín Jennings

Sonographer

Research Interests: Ultrasound, elastography, hepatic steatosis
PI: Associate PI: AMULET (IRAS: 333813)

Arjan Khattar

Speciality Registrar, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Research Interests: Aortic and peripheral arterial intervention, embolotherapy and cardiac imaging

Vishaal Ladva Specialty Registrar, Radiology	Research Interests: Imaging research in gastrointestinal disease, protocol validation

Daniel Livingstone Locum Consultant Radiologist	Research Interests: Imaging in Tuberous Sclerosis PI: Sub-investigator: MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS: 344415)

Asif Machhada Speciality Registrar (Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology)	Research Interests: Exploring the different applications of AI in imaging and risk governance. Ultrasound and MRI imaging and microsurgical protocols and has published research on the innervation of the heart, Alzheimer’s, hypertension, and diabetes

Leto Mailli Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	Research Interests: Imaging and intervention in interventional radiology PI: CALCIO (IRAS 337266) Funding: Greenshoots Funding

Robert Morgan Consultant Radiologist Director, Imaging Research Group Professor Imaging City St Georges University of London	Research Interests: Endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular disease

Chris Murphy Speciality Registrar, Radiology TACRI Junior Research Fellowship	Research Interests: Imaging brain tumours, imaging biomarker validation Funding: St George’s TACRI Junior Research Fellowship (2025-2026)

Nirav Patel Consultant Radiologist Co-lead for Radiology Research Delivery	Research Interests: Active research interests in HCC screening, rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease PI: AMULET (IRAS: 333813), METEOR Sub-investigators: CONTEXT, PRESERVE (IRAS: 256736) Funding: Greenshoots Funding

Uday Patel Consultant Radiologist	Research Interests: Imaging in genitourinary medicine and tuberous sclerosis Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

Alistair Paterson Speciality Registrar, Musculoskeletal Radiology British Society of Skeletal Radiology (BSSR) Education Subcommittee	Research Interests: Imaging biomarkers and intervention in osteoarthritis and characterisation of bone marrow lesions Funding: St George’s TACRI Junior Research Fellowship (2024-2025)

James Pilcher Consultant Radiologist	Research Interests: Sonographic imaging biomarkers in general practice and rare genetic disease Funding: Co-applicant Royal College of Radiologists Kodak Fellowship 2025

Lakshmi Ratnam Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Honorary Reader in Interventional Radiology	Research Interests: Imaging and intervention in lymphovascular anomalies and primary lymphoedema PI: BEST (IRAS: 248206), PAVE-2 (IRAS: 323715) Funding: Co-applicant MRC MR/Y013786/1 for Integrating deep phenotyping and functional genomics to understand the mechanistic basis of primary lymphatic anomalies. Co-applicant Royal College of Radiologists Kodak Fellowship 2025

Emily Redpath Clinical Scientist (MRI Physics)	Research Interests: Imaging in Tuberous Sclerosis PI: MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415) Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

Clarrissa Sanders Head of MRI (Physics) and non-ionising (Physics)	Research Interests: AI in imaging Funding: Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

Matthew Smith Medical Student	Research Interests: GI radiology, vascular surgery, applied philosphy of science and epistemology

Mathew Storey Speciality Registrar, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology	Research Interests: Safe and effective use of technology to improve the lives of patients and healthcare workers

Anita Wale

Deputy Director, Imaging Research Group

Consultant Radiologist

Honorary Senior Lecturer City St Georges University of London

Research Interests: Imaging in bowel cancer and rare genetic disease, imaging biomarker validation
CI: AI-rMRI (IRAS 345225)
PI: PRESERVE (IRAS: 256736), SERENADE (IRAS: 135981) Sub-investigator: FOXTROT (IRAS: 1003812)
Funding: Royal College of Radiologists Kodak Fellowship 2025, Greenshoots Funding, Co-applicant South East Kidney Patients Association (SEKPA) for MRI Techniques in TSC (IRAS 344415)

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